Torbay Express 2012 season

free2grice · Post by **free2grice** » Tue Jun 26, 2012 12:11 pm

70000 Britannia is now rostered for the first of the Torbay Express charters on Sunday, 1st July. Loco to run from Southall to Bristol on Saturday (prov).

Thanks to uksteam for the info. <BJ>

free2grice · Post by **free2grice** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 10:13 am

Timings thanks to uksteam. <BJ>

http://www.uksteam.info/tours/t12/torbay.htm

Rich_Eason · Post by **Rich_Eason** » Thu Jun 28, 2012 8:00 pm

Brill...now who wants to take bets on what the weather is going to be doing?

free2grice · Post by **free2grice** » Fri Jun 29, 2012 9:38 am

Rich_Eason wrote:Brill...now who wants to take bets on what the weather is going to be doing?

Nearly every photograph I've ever seen of the Torbay Express is always taken in beautiful sunshine. I know it's unlikely, but let's hope that the weather will be different this coming Sunday and there will be some clouds in the sky .....or even rain!!

Only joking. <BJ>

mow · Post by **mow** » Fri Jun 29, 2012 9:51 am

Snow, hail, and howling gales forecast for Sunday...in my dreams.

Looks as if it will be fine at the moment.

Met Office site now has probability of precipitation c. 5% chance of rain.

Rich_Eason · Post by **Rich_Eason** » Fri Jun 29, 2012 7:57 pm

mow wrote: Met Office site now has probability of precipitation c. 5% chance of rain.

I'll hold you to that Mike

mow · Post by **mow** » Fri Jun 29, 2012 10:21 pm

I've changed my surname by deed poll, to Fish.

Geoffers · Post by **Geoffers** » Sat Jun 30, 2012 8:55 am

free2grice wrote:Timings thanks to uksteam. <BJ>

http://www.uksteam.info/tours/t12/torbay.htm

Also on Sunday the Weymouth Seaside Express is scheduled, leaving from the other end of BTM just a few minutes earlier!

http://www.uksteam.info/tours/t12/t0701b.htm

chippy · Post by **chippy** » Sat Jun 30, 2012 2:52 pm

http://www.flickr.com/photos/byjr/7472127672/

Rich_Eason · Post by **Rich_Eason** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 10:18 pm

In failing light and an approaching shower...

70000 'Britannia', Yatton, Bristol by Richard Eason, on Flickr

mow · Post by **mow** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 10:41 pm

Showers, what showers, there is no rain in Somerset.

Another Tanks, what tanks...there are no American tanks in Baghdad evening.

Rich_Eason · Post by **Rich_Eason** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 11:08 pm

Yeap just as left it rained all the way between Yatton and the M5!

free2grice · Post by **free2grice** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 8:40 am

mow wrote:Met Office site now has probability of precipitation c. 5% chance of rain.

I'm sure that the 5% of precipitation fell on me at Flax Bourton. I was soaked.
Well worth it though to see the Brit ....and adorned with the old GWR reporting numbers. <BJ>

Geoffers · Post by **Geoffers** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 9:15 am

mow wrote:Showers, what showers, there is no rain in Somerset.

Another Tanks, what tanks...there are no American tanks in Baghdad evening.

I watched both day trips leaving BTM, armed with my camera, and it started to rain on both occasions!

Here's some footage, not the greatest, but somebody had to do it ....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMpOYGsh4_A

free2grice · Post by **free2grice** » Thu Jul 05, 2012 9:07 am

70000 Britannia is now rostered for the second of the Torbay Express charters on Sunday, 8th July.

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